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Oct 13, 2007 23:37:00 GMT
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It wasnt massively competitive at the time The 4WD Fergie Capris won the UK Rally Cross series, televised nationally, in 1970 and 1971. Competitive enough, eh? |
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Oct 14, 2007 19:21:48 GMT
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My dad was a design engineer for AVO at South Ocendon (sp? Somewhere in Essex near Brentwood) in the late 60s and early 70s - at about 8yo, I can remember being taken to the launch of the Mk1 Mexico, all plastic palm trees and blokes dressed up in Mexican clothes! He worked on an RS 2.6 4x4 Capri, i don't know if it was the FF one, but it was definitely only 2.6 not the 3.0 or the RS3100. As has been said, it got binned by the suits because they couldn't see a demand for it...about five-eight years before the quattro swept all before it! Saldy, Dad died a few years ago, so I can't ask him any more about it  |
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Oct 14, 2007 21:25:47 GMT
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It wasnt massively competitive at the time The 4WD Fergie Capris won the UK Rally Cross series, televised nationally, in 1970 and 1971. Competitive enough, eh? I was referring to rallying, even transits were competitive for rallycross  |
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[even transits were competitive for rallycross You've seen transits at the head of a horde of MiniCoopers, and heading for the checka at a national RallyCross? |
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I was referring to rallying, even transits were competitive for rallycross Norms right, Competitive Rallyecross Transits...that i would like to see! Pics anyone?;D |
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Mar 10, 2015 11:49:01 GMT
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Nice mk1 a mate of mine spotted, and thoughtfully took some pics... Leet photography skillz by 'I'm     But then the confusing bit:  Anyone know 'own about them? It's my dad's, my mum used to bring me to school in winter :-) |
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Mar 10, 2015 12:20:15 GMT
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^^ Tell/show us more please...!!! This is an awesomely awesome car...!
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v8ian
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Mar 10, 2015 22:02:41 GMT
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A few years ago, I was offered several fergie gearboxes and transfer cases, allegedly for capris, there're were probably as many as 10, but far too much money at the time, The boxes were owned by an American car specialist called Jim Blackburn (I think)in Crystal Palace, SE London. he is long gone now, so god knows what happened to the boxes, I think his son may have disposed of a lot of stuff,
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Mar 10, 2015 23:54:05 GMT
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It was a development of the Ferguson 4WD system which also featured in the Mk4 Zephyrs trialled extensively by police forces across the UK in the late 60's. At least one of the Z-cars survives, possibly more. It was in Classic and Sports Car a year or two back. I have in my mind that they made three but could be wrong. Same here - I remember being told there were "a few" put together for police tests but not sure if that means 3 or 20 One of our local city-center shops had one parked at the back of their underground storeroom/workshop many years ago  |
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Mar 11, 2015 17:05:43 GMT
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There will be an in depth article coming out soon on the car, so I won't spoil the surprise.
I will just say, it was the prototype used by Ferguson to showcase the 4x4 system and was shown to Porsche and Mercedes. And if not mistaken, driven by Phil Hill and Carroll Shelby.
It also had ABS based on aviation? Anyways, mustn't have been a success as it was disconnected.
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Mar 11, 2015 17:10:41 GMT
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THAT capri is sweet! Seen it before in a magazine feature in Classic Ford, the editor got invited to a Ford testing center in Norway or something. Where they got to drive the 4wd capri, standard (mint) 4wd saff cosworth and a WRC focus iirc, on a snow covered test track! Good feature I remember them saying then it was the only one in existence It was in Chamonix, France. They said they "forgot to tell the owner". Pitty, would have loved to see it. I haven't seen it since it's in England. Unfortunately for us, apparently, there is another one in the states. |
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I've got the Manual with Overdrive Stag made by Ferguson. For your interest - here's a list of the cars they have done This is one page from a factory document I have about the Capri conversion  |
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Last Edit: Jan 6, 2016 15:05:57 GMT by 4x4
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I've got the Manual with Overdrive Stag made by Ferguson. For your interest - here's a list of the cars they have done This is one page from a factory document I have about the Capri conversion Thx for the list, some interesting cars. The original owner of ours had also a mustang and wanted to convert his rolls royce too I think!! I haven't seen that famous article on the capri, so I guess they changed their minds. If you want more info, send me your mail, my dad did quite a lot of research. |
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I've got the Manual with Overdrive Stag made by Ferguson. For your interest - here's a list of the cars they have done This is one page from a factory document I have about the Capri conversion Interesting to see Range Rover on the list, I wonder why? |
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67 VW Split bus
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It's the best looking Capri i've ever seen, regardless of it's four wheel drive system.
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I've got the Manual with Overdrive Stag made by Ferguson. Don't you dare leave us hanging on a teasing little line like that...! Please do show/tell us more about this glorious sounding machine... PLEASE...!!!!!! |
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Happy to fight anyone for the Capri.
One of the many things that makes this the best car forum out there is the amount of knowledge users have of the most obscure stuff. I always learn something.
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